Packaging Design Engineer (AE937589)

Premium Beauty Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Beauty Media is seeking a senior Packaging Design Engineer to lead the development of production-ready packaging for beauty, cosmetic and FMCG products. The role focuses on turning creative concepts into technically sound solutions with high precision and manufacturability.

You will design robust packaging, drive DfMA and FMEA applications, and collaborate across design, engineering and project teams to meet tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Product or Packaging Engineering.
• Experience in packaging or product engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of liquid packaging systems.
• Cross-material expertise in plastic, metal & glass.
• Experience with high volume manufacturing and quality validation.
• Innovative, fast-paced engineer.

Responsibilities

• Engineer robust packaging solutions for liquid FMCG products.
• Design for mass manufacture across plastic, metal and glass.
• Apply DfMA, FMEA and tolerance stack-up analysis to optimise performance.
• Prepare and validate technical drawings for tooling, costing and production.
• Support tooling qualification, sampling, testing and FAIR reviews.
• Collaborate closely with design, engineering and project teams.
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail while working to demanding timelines.

Skills

Packaging Engineering

DfMA

FMEA

Tolerance analysis

Technical drawings

High volume manufacturing

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Packaging Engineering

Job description

Do you thrive on precision, detail and technically robust design?

Are you an engineering-led product and/or packaging expert who can take concepts through to flawless mass manufacture?

This is a standout opportunity for a senior Packaging Design Engineer to work at the heart of a design-led, fast paced environment delivering production ready innovative packaging for beauty, cosmetic and FMCG products. You'll play a critical role in transforming creative ideas into technically sound, manufacturable solutions, with no margin for error.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer structurally robust packaging solutions for liquid-based FMCG products.
• Design for mass manufacture across plastic, metal and glass components.
• Apply DfMA, FMEA and tolerance stack up analysis to optimise performance.
• Prepare and validate technical drawings for tooling, costing and production.
• Support tooling qualification, sampling, testing and FAIR reviews.
• Collaborate closely with design, engineering and project teams.
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail while working to demanding timelines.

Candidate Requirements

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Product or Packaging Engineering (or equivalent).
• Extensive experience in packaging or product engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of liquid packaging systems and assemblies.
• Cross material expertise in plastic, metal & glass is essential.
• Confident working with high volume manufacturing and quality validation.
• Innovation, speed and technical excellence are essential to how we live and work.